Motorola Ships 2000th Digital Headend

Motorola Inc.'s Broadband Communications Sector recently marked a milestone with the shipment of its 2000th digital headend, sent to Charter Communication's Ely, Minn cable system. According to the company, Motorola is the only supplier to deliver over 2,000 digital headends, with which its digital networks pass approx

Motorola Inc.'s Broadband Communications Sector recently marked a milestone with the shipment of its 2000th digital headend, sent to Charter Communication's Ely, Minn cable system. According to the company, Motorola is the only supplier to deliver over 2,000 digital headends, with which its digital networks pass approximately 75 million U.S. TV households.

Motorola Broadband has been supplying digital headend technology to the cable industry since 1996. Motorola formed its Broadband Communications Group when it acquired General Instrument in 1999. Last month the company shipped its 20 millionth digital set-top terminal.

Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector and SeaChange International are developing a Global System Resource Manager (GSRM) that will enable broadband operators to manage the bandwidth and complexity of their interactive digital headends. The companies will make a GSRM software platform that allows interactive and b

Motorola Inc.'s Broadband Communications Sector has released the Motorola DigiCipher Event Manager, a control system that allows programmers to interface automation systems with uplink transmission equipment to relay ad insertion opportunities and control information to broadband network operators. The DEM supports the

The acquisition of the Somerset, N.J.-based communications software developer complements Motorola’s recent purchase of several companies aimed at end-to-end video delivery for multiple architectures, the company said.

Motorola Inc's Broadband Communications Sector has identified a potential safety risk in its DCT2000 interactive digital set-top boxes and moved to rectify the problem by filing a report with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and notifying cable provider customers including Comcast and AT&T Broadband. DCT2000 set

Motorola has beefed up its video network platform with the acquisition of Vertasent LLC. Vertascent, a privately held firm in Colmar, Pa., develops software for content-on-demand and for IPTV to share resources and over a common infrastructure. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Vertasent applications manage th

Motorola Inc. said it will acquire Broadbus Technologies Inc. , a privately-held provider of technology systems for television on-demand based in Boxborough, Ma. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, Broadbus Technologies has more than 60 video-on-demand deployments with service pr

Motorola's Broadband Communications Division has rolled out the new DCT1700, a digital set-top that carries the same interactive digital features as its predecessor, the DCT2000, but has simpler features designed to reduce costs. The DCT1700 still features VOD, pay-per-view and an electronic program guide, but the set